GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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Word | Meaning |
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stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
slake | subside |
fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |